Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Buffalo First! Coupon Books & Office Needs

Individuals, Schools and Businesses can now order books with the click of a button. Wholesale and Retail. If you are an individual buying books PLEASE consider buying from one of our great local businesses first (below). Your support helps them.

Buffalo First Director, Amy Kedron, was recently interviewed by Reuters:Buffalo groups seek ways to help local businesses

Amy Kedron is also working to promote local businesses. She is the co-founder and director of Buffalo First, which sells books of coupons for local businesses.

Kedron is a former academic and has spent a lot of time thinking about what she does. A chart in her latest coupon book – she has the proofs with her when we meet – shows how for every $100 spent at a non locally-owned business, $57 leaves the community, whereas that figure is only $32 if you spend it at a locally-owned business.

“In a way I feel sorry for CEOs of big corporations,” she said. “They are legally obliged to maximize shareholder value and cannot do a lot for communities like this because they would be breaking the law.”

“We have forgotten in this country that there is so much more to capitalism than just the exchange of goods and services,” Kedron added. “It’s about community and local businesses are the best at building communities because their owners are in it to make a living, not a killing.”

We have recently moved into our new office space above Hyatt's All Things Creative! Currently our 'wish list' of necessary items contains a microwave and minifridge. If you or your business have these items, or other general office supply needs which you are not using, think of BuffaloFirst!Don't forget, all donations are tax-deductable! We are excited to continue establishing our new space, and we thank you for helping us reduce, reuse, and recycle!

Thank you for supporting BuffaloFirst's mission to create a more local, green and fair economy in WNY. We look forward to hearing from you!